Product Manager, Media Planning (Ads)

Product Manager, Media Planning (Ads)

New York, New York, United States of America Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Netflix is one of the worlds leading entertainment services, with over 300 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.

We recently launched a new ad-supported tier to offer our members with more choice in how they consume their content. Our new tier allows us to attract new members at a lower price point, while also creating a compelling path for advertisers to reach audiences that are deeply immersed.

Our Team

The Ads Platform team builds the advertising systems and integrations that powers the delivery of ads using our world class content delivery ecosystem. We deliver ads in a manner that's thoughtful of our member's viewing experience and drive great outcomes for advertisers. We also ensure that advertiser brand safety is ensured during serving, members only see the most appropriate ads for them and Netflix's advertising policies and contracts are thoroughly enforced.

Our team is new and yet faced with the ambitions of building highly performant advertising systems and delivering high impact to our business by monetizing our incredible slate of content. As one of the newest entrants in the Connected TV advertising space that's rapidly growing, we seek to build unique value propositions that help us differentiate from the competition and become a market leader in record time.

About the Role

We're looking for a seasoned and strategic Product Manager to own and drive the vision, strategy, and execution for our media planning and order workflow ecosystem. This is a high-impact role focused on building a best-in-class, scalable, and efficient ad tech stack that will be a key driver of our advertising business growth.

In this role, you will :

Define and own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for our media planning and workflow systems, from ideation to launch and beyond.

Lead a cross-functional team of engineering, design, and data science to deliver innovative solutions that solve complex business problems.

Ensure seamless integration across planning, forecasting, pricing, delivery and billing systems for a smooth end-to-end workflow across Direct IO and Programmatic buying.

Partner with and influence senior leadership and stakeholders in Ad Sales, Ad Operations, Marketing, Finance, Legal and Policy to translate business needs into scalable and compliant product solutions.

Drive the product roadmap by balancing near-term business needs with long-term strategic investments.

Be the subject matter expert on media planning and execution, staying abreast of industry trends and best practices to inform our product strategy.

We're Seeking a Candidate Who Has :

8+ years of product management experience in advertising technology or media platforms, with a strong record of launching and scaling enterprise systems.

Deep understanding of the entire ad tech landscape, including state machines, workflows for Direct IO and Programmatic buying models.

Previous experience and deep understanding of Media Ocean and Prisma.

A proven track record of setting a product vision and strategy and influencing a broad range of stakeholders.

Solid technical acumen and experience working closely with engineering and design teams to build and launch complex products.

Proven ability to align stakeholders across Sales, Ops, Marketing, Finance and Legal.

Strong analytical skills to work with complex data and derive actionable insights to drive product decisions.

A strategic mindset and the ability to think critically and creatively to solve complex problems.

Comfort operating in a fast-moving environment while balancing short-term delivery with long-term strategy.

Generally, our compensation structure consists solely of an annual salary; we do not have bonuses. You choose each year how much of your compensation you want in salary versus stock options. To determine your personal top of market compensation, we rely on market indicators and consider your specific job family, background, skills, and experience to determine your compensation in the market range. The range for this role is $120k - $515k.

Netflix provides comprehensive benefits including Health Plans, Mental Health support, a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match, Stock Option Program, Disability Programs, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, Family-forming benefits, and Life and Serious Injury Benefits. We also offer paid leave of absence programs. Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off. Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off.

Netflix is a unique culture and environment. Learn more here. Inclusion is a Netflix value and we strive to host a meaningful interview experience for all candidates. If you want an accommodation / adjustment for a disability or any other reason during the hiring process, please send a request to your recruiting partner.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and celebrate diversity, recognizing that diversity builds stronger teams. We approach diversity and inclusion seriously and thoughtfully. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, national origin, caste, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic makeup, marital status, or military service.